Chief Minister Smt. Vasundhara Raje unveiled two important policies pertaining to affordable housing and allotment of land for different purposes in urban areas at the Secretariat in Jaipur on Saturday. The Chief Minister said that these policies would be new milestones in the journey of policy reforms. Both the policies would go a long way in ensuring affordable housing and making simple and easy allotment of land for different purposes in urban areas. She said that with the increasing prices of land and building materials, it was indeed a challenge to provide housing to thousands of urban poor in various cities at reasonable and affordable rates. She said that the government had reshaped the earlier policy for affordable housing which was launched in 2009. In the new policy incentives had been offered for developers in such a way that they get motivated to construct EWS and LIG houses on both, private as well as government land.Smt. Raje said that the new policy would also motivate government agencies to take up construction of affordable houses. For smooth implementation of the policy a committee had been set up under the chairmanship of Urban Development Minister. She invited various bodies of the real estate developers to participate in the forthcoming Resurgent Rajasthan Partnership Summit scheduled to be held in Jaipur in November. She said that global investors summit had galvanized the government into taking fast and effective steps and action in various sectors. The housing sector, she said, was our key focus area – both from the perspective of inviting investment and providing employment.

On the policy for allotment of land in urban areas, the CM said that with this the process of allotment of land in urban areas would become faster and smoother for investors. The procedures and norms of allotment for various purposes had been included in the policy, which make it transparent. Clear and simple procedures were specified in the policy, she added. The policy took in account land allotment for charitable and social institutions, industrial and public utilities, premier institutions, political parties and government departments, she said.

Urban Development Minister Shri Rajpal Singh Shekhawat said that although the procedure for land allotment had been made easier, yet the government aimed to keep a strict check on proper use of allotted land. To expedite process of construction, developers would be facilitated with fast track approvals. He further said that the land allotment policy and related details would be available in public domain. Prior to this, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development & Housing, Shri Ashok Jain gave a presentation outlining the salient features of both the policies. He explained various provisions for residential schemes, proposed industrial areas, development of affordable housing by private developers on private land, development of EWS/LIG flats by private developers on whole of private or government land. The Chief Minister also interacted with the representatives of real estate bodies, including CREDAI, as well as bankers. Several members of the State Cabinet, Public representatives and seniors officers were present on the occasion.

Noted Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka was awarded the 24th Vyaas Samman for the year 2014 for his celebrated work 'Premchand ki Kahaniyon ka Kaal Kramanusaar Adhyayan'. Instituted by the KK Birla Foundation, the award recognises notable contributions in the field of Hindi literature.

केन्द्रीय ऊन विकास बोर्ड, जोधपुर । Central Wool Development Board, Jodhpur: केन्द्रीय ऊन विकास बोर्ड (Central Wool Development Board) is situated in Shashtri Nagar, Jodhpur (Rajasthan). The woollen industry in the country is small in size and widely scattred. It is basically located in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, U.P.,Maharashtra and Gujarat. 40%, of the woollen units are located in Punjab, 27% in Haryana, 10% in Rajasthan, while the rest of the States account for the remaining 23 % of the units.The Objectives of Central Wool Development Board are:

To promote the growth and development of wool & woolen products.

Evolve an Integrated approach to wool production and its utilization in the matter of formulation of schemes, extension work, implementation & evaluation of schemes aimed at augmenting wool production and upgrading the quality thereof.

To promote or undertake arrangement for better marketing and stabilizing the price of wool & products made thereof.

To promote standardization of wool & woolen products.

To sponsor, assist, coordinate and encourage scientific, technological and economical research into the matters of Animal Husbandry practices, production, utilization and marketing of wool with a view to improve the quality, yield and utilization there of.

To promote or undertake surveys studies aimed at collection and formulation of statistics regarding wool, woolen products employment and income potentials in the sector.

To assist, promote, co-ordinate and harmonize the activities of various agencies, including private and Non-governmental organization for development of wool & woolen product.

अरबी फारसी शोध संस्थान, टोंक । Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Arabic Persian Research Institute (APRI), Tonk: Rajasthan Arabic and Persian Research Institute (MAAPRI), Tonk is the premier Indian institute engaged in promotion and furtherance of Arabic and Persian studies. This institute was established by the Government of Rajasthan in 1978 with the main objective of conserving and preserving the sources of Persian and Arabic manuscripts available in Rajasthan.Objectives of APRI Tonk:

To acquire, preserve and conserve Arabic and Persian original sources of historical and cultural importance available in Rajasthan or pertaining to Rajasthan.

To promote and cultivate Arabic and Persian research and studies based primarily on the above mentioned sources and to provide facilities and amenities to scholars therefor.

To edit, translate, publish and decipher original sources.

To commission competent scholars to facilitate editing, deciphering, translating etc. of original sources and to undertake work on various aspects related to the objectives of the Institute.

To facilitate and assist in the documentation of Arabic and Persian source material of research value available with bodies other than the Institute.

To encourage, facilitate and to establish techniques of research methodology in Arabic and Persian studies.

To undertake and encourage the study of the declining oriental arts like calligraphy and paleography etc.

To institute prizes, scholarships, fellowships and awards for research and higher studies in Orientalogy.

To undertake all necessary measures to promote and advance the aims and objects of the Institute e.g. to organize seminars, symposia, colloquia, conferences, workshops, exhibitions and extension lectures etc. and publication of research Journals.

Sambhar Lake, Keoladeo National Park are among 26 sites of Ramsar Wetland in Rajasthan. Keoladeo National Park was designated in Ramsar Sites on 1 October 1981 and Sambhar Lake on 23 March 1990. Ramsar Convention on Wetland was held in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. There are presently 158 Contracting Parties to the Convention, with 1758 wetland sites, totaling 161 million hectares, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Convention on Wetlands came into force for India on 1 February 1982. India presently has 26 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 689,131 hectares.1. Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India is a famous avifauna sanctuary that plays host to thousands of birds especially during the winter season. Over 230 species of birds are known to have made the National Park their home. It is also a major tourist centre with scores of ornithologists arriving here in the hibernal season. It was declared a protected sanctuary in 1971. It is also a declared World Heritage Site2. Sambhar Salt Lake, India's largest inland salt lake,a bowl shape lake encircles historical Sambhar Lake Town located 96 km south west of the city of Jaipur (Northwest India) and 64 km north east of Ajmer along National Highway 8 in Rajasthan.

केन्द्रीय भेड़ एवं ऊन अनुसंधान संस्थान, अविकानगर (टोंक) । Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSWRI), Avikanagar: Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute was established in 1962 in Avikanagar (Malpura), in Rajasthan, with a campus covering an area of 1510 hectares and with the principal objective to enhance the productivity of sheep and rabbit through scientific methods by developing and applying new technologies. It has three Regional Research Centres in different climatic zones of the country to develop region specific technologies. North Temperate Regional Station (NTRS) was established in 1963 in temperate region at Garsa, Kullu in Himachal Pradesh. The Southern Regional Research Centre (SRRC) was established in 1965 in sub temperate region at Mannavanur in Tamil Nadu. Arid Region Campus (ARC) was established in 1974 at Bikaner in arid region of Rajasthan. The Institute and its sub-stations have been working for enhancing the productivity of sheep and rabbit by applying scientific methods and developing new technologies.

CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, popularly known as CSIR-CEERI, is a constituent establishment of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi. The foundation stone of the institute was laid on 21st September , 1953 by the then Prime Minister Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru. The actual R&D work started towards the end of 1958. The Institute (CSIR-CEERI) has since blossomed into a center of excellence for development of technology and for advanced research in electronics. Over the years the institute has developed a number of products and processes and has established facilities to meet the emerging needs of electronics industry.Objectives of CEERI, Pilani are:

To carry out R&D in electronic devices and systems

To assist industry in technology absorption, upgradation and diversification

To provide R&D services to industry and users in design, fabrication and testing

Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSWRI) in Avikanagar, Tonk have developed a new breed 'prolific sheep' (PS) carrying special modified 'genes' to produce twins and triplets in five months of sheep's gestation period. The PS has been developed by the integrated cross breeding scheme initiated in 1997 to introgress the 'gene' by using amplified gene specific primers technique in the laboratory. India's valuable germplasm Garole sheep found in the Sunderbans have been crossbred with Malpura sheep to evolve a large size breed, capable of multiple births for economic and remunerative mutton production in the arid zone. The CSWRI will formally announce the new breed PS in January 2016.
The outcome of research is revolutionary as for every 100 PS, farmers can get 140-150 lambs in one gestation period as compared to 80-90 lambs out of other breeds in one gestation cycle. This prolific sheep weighs 25 kg within six months and fetches Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000 per unit against Rs 4,000 for normal breeds. Initially, the result was not up to the mark as it took years of lab work and crossbreeding and reciprocal breeding to come up with right size and better quality of meat. The second challenge, which took years, was to come up with an enhanced quality of milk.
"The Patanwadi sheep was introduced in the gene experiment to increase the milk yield in 2009. This process saw crossbreeding of three breeds - Garole, Maplura and Patanwadi. In 2012 it resulted in the higher prolificacy, higher birth weight along with more milk yield," said A K Shinde, principal scientist, CSWRI. So far, the institute has produced 1,500 PS in the form of twins and triplets. "We are providing all kind of assistance to the farmers in nearby villages to crossbreed their sheeps with our PS to have twins and triplets in a gestation cycle," said SMK Naqvi, director of CSWRI.

Rajasthan Crafts Council: State Government has constituted the Rajasthan Crafts Council to consult, deliberate and give directions in respect of policy initiatives required for development of crafts in the state as well as identifying thrust sectors for focus development and key interventions required. The Chief Minister Smt.Vasundhara Raje will the Chairperson and Minister Industries the Vice Chairperson of the craft council.

The Rajasthan Crafts Council will advice the State Government in areas of design, innovations, product & skill development, quality control and branding, credit access, market access, cluster development. The council will have an executive committee. In addition, the Chairperson may constitute working groups, sub-groups as may be considered necessary and also co-opt members for specific inputs. The Office of Commissioner Industries will serve as the Secretariat of the Rajasthan Crafts Council.

Government of Rajasthan and Asian Development Bank signed an MoU of approx. 4800 cr. for water management related work in urban areas under the phase third of Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP). Asian development bank will provide loan assistance for this propose in 12 districts of Rajasthan where population is more then 100000, namely Sriganganagar, Hanumungarh, Jhunjhunu, Pali,, Blilwara Tonk,Nagur, Banswara, Sirohi (Mount-Abu), and Bikaner in coming four years. The MoU sign ceremony has been held in New Delhi on Friday, signatory were Ms. K.Kho, Country head of ADB, Shri Raj kumar, Joint Secretary in Union Ministry of finance and as a representative of Govt. of Rajasthan Shri Manjit Singh Principal Secretary, Local Self & Naveen Mahajan, Program Director of RUDIP. After MoU signed ceremony, shri Manjit Singh said, under this RUIDP Phase third programme work will be related to water management only. Water supply work to include distribution network improvement, 24 hour water supply, 100 % coverage by water supply distribution system and metered house service connection etc. He said that work contract are on integrated approach basis having water supply, sewerage and road restoration work under single contract (one contract in one city approach). Shri Singh said that ADB will provide program loan for implementation of policy reforms in urban sector that program loan will be a budgetary support to the state government proposed to be released in two tranches each of 125 Million US dollar. First installment is likely to be received in Dec. 2015. He said, Govt. of Rajasthan will meet all policy reform requirements by the scheduled time of Dec. 2015 for first tranche release and by Dec. 2017 for second tranche release.

Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to submit State Annual Action Plan under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) targeting universal coverage in respect of water supply connections and sewerage connections to all urban households in the state. Under the Action Plan, Rajasthan has targeted universal coverage in respect of water supply connections, sewerage connections and urban transport to all urban households in the state. The State Government has proposed projects under these two categories worth 1087 crore rupees for approval by the Union Urban Development Ministry during the financial year 2015-16. Under the State Annual Action Plan, AMRUT projects are proposed to be taken up in 13 of the 28 AMRUT cities in Rajasthan.In 3 cities of Alwar, Beawar, and Nagaur both water supply and sewerage projects will be taken up while in 7 cities namely Baran, Bhiwar, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Dhaulpur, Ganganagar City and Sujangarh water supply projects only will be taken up. In 3 cities of Bhiwadi, Sikar and Udaipur, only sewerage and septage management projects will be taken up. These cities were selected on the basis of the principles of prioritization suggested in the Mission Guidelines after analyzing the gaps in coverage in respect of household water supply connections and sewerage network services.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) established the National Research Centre on Rapeseed-Mustard (NRCRM) on October 20, 1993 in Sevar (Bharatpur) and redesignated it as the Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard.

NRCRM also has under its umbrella, All India Coordinated Research Project on Rapeseed-Mustard with 22 research and 11 verification centres across the country.

NRCRM provides training and help for Breeding methods and varietal improvement in rapeseedmustard, Hybrid development in rapeseed-mustard..

Manikya Lal Verma Tribal Research and Training Institute, Udaipur OR माणिक्यलाल वर्मा आदिम जाति शोध एवं सर्वेक्षण संस्थान, उदयपुर: Manikya Lal Verma Tribal Research and Training Institute, Udaipur or Manikya Lal Verma Adim Jati Sodh tatha Prashikshan Sansthan is situated in Center of Udaipur City on University Road. Manikya Lal Verma Tribal Research and Training Institute, Udaipur offers various research programs related to tribal studies. It is one of main center of Tribal Research and Training in Rajasthan. Manikya Lal Verma Tribal Research and Training Institute is Affiliated to Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur.

Dadabadi, Malpura: Malpura is main pilgrimage centre of Dada Jin Kushal Suri, a famous acharya of Khartar Gacch sect of Swetambar Jain. Malpura is known for its Dadabadi, built by the Khartargach Sect of
Shewtambar Jain in memory of 3rd Dada Gurudev Shri
Jinkushalsurishwarji.. Vasupujya Swami Temple and Ambika Devi temple are also situated at Dadabadi premises.

केन्द्रीय सूखा क्षेत्र अनुसंधान संस्थान, जोधपुर । Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI),Basni, Jodhpur: Central Arid Zone Research Institute was established by the Government of India in 1952 in Jodhpur, a city in the state of Rajasthan. It was previously known as Desert Afforestation Research Station until it was renamed in 1959. The objectives of the Institute are to find ways to stabilising shifting sand dunes, establishing silipastoral and firewood plantations, planting windbreaks to reduce wind speed and subsequent erosion, rehabilitating degraded forests and starting afforestation of barren hill slopes. It has a small pictorial museum with a photographic exhibition illustrating the institute's work. The arid zone of India covers about 12% of the country's geographical area and occupies over 31.7 m ha of hot desert and about 7 m ha is under cold desert.

Pig Farm, Alwar (शूकर फार्म, अलवर): Pig is one of the most efficient animal having a great food conversion efficiency among domesticated livestock, and can play an important role in improving the socio-economic status of the weaker sections of the society.

Pig Farm in Alwar (Rajasthan):

Rajasthan Government has established one Piggery Development Training Center at Alwar where 5 days training programme is being conducted free of cost.

With an idea to provide breedable exotic Pigs to local pig breeders and to encourage the Scientific pig breeding in the state a Pig Breeding Farm is functioning at Alwar.

Unit of pig (3 male + 1 female) is being supplied in the Alwar & Bharatpur districts specially to the Schedule Caste, Tribes and marginal farmers.

This Pig unit (3+1 ) is being distributed to the Socially Backward Classes on subsidized rates i.e. @ Rs. 5000 per Unit.

Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana: Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana ( Bhamashah Health Insurance Scheme) is cashless health care facilities through private and public health care providers in rajasthan. In September 2015 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is signed for the ambitious Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana ( Bhamashah Health Insurance Scheme) between Medical & Health Department of Rajasthan and the New India Assurance Company in the presence of Chief Minister Smt. Vasundhara Raje. Rajasthan is the third state to start Swasthya Bima Yojana (Health Insurance Scheme) after Maharashtra and Tamilnadu. More than 4.5 crore people of the state will get benefit of the quality cashless health care facilities through private and public health care providers under the scheme. The Chief Minister said our goal is to improve access of all citizens to quality medical & health care and the enactment of the Swasthya Bima Yojana in the state will create more possibilities of opening of quality private hospitals in rural areas and it will also reduce the pressure on government hospitals. The scheme will help in preparing of health database and this database will help in taking policy decisions related to medical & health sector.

The insurance cover for general illness has been set as Rs. 30,000 while Rs. 3 lakh has been set for critical illness. The insurance cover for critical illness is Rs. 1.5 lakh in Tamilnadu and Rs. 2.5 lakh in Maharashtra, he said. The administrative cost for this scheme is also less in our state in comparison with other states.